Almost 20 years. He has won awards as a voice actor, audio engineer/ director and audio producer. J.S. has performed narration for Intel, Compaq, NASA, The Getty Museum, and many others, including the rollout of Quicktime for Apple Computing. He has performed for major ad agency's including Goodby Silverstein, Crispin Porter, McCann Erickson, Riney, Leo Burnett< BBDO, DDB and many others. Commercially, he has been featured on Sprint, Clorox, Round Table, History Channel, Pepsi, McDonalds, Ford, St. Vincent de Paul, The Heart Association, SmithKline, Nestle, Microsoft, Arby's, Siemens, San Diego Visitors Bureau, Virginia Lottery, dozens of automotive dealerships and hundreds of local, and regional spots. J.S. also performs on hold and message for voice mail for everyone from Arby's to the American Medical Association. He has been the voice of talking greeting cards, all the way through to being the voice of a Batman doll, games for Atari, Commodore, Strategic Simulations, Sony, EA, Konami and Koei, and was named "favorite voice-over" for his work as Sweet Tooth in Twisted Metal: Black. He is also featured on Dynasty Warriors, Extermination, Socum: Navy Seals, Bone, Operation, Learning Company, Leap Frog and many others. His awards include Top Ten Producers List 1997 Multimedia Magazine, A Clio, Numerous Addys, Invision Awards, Joeys. J.S. also did v.o. for Gold Rush, a part of the Emmy award winning "10 Days that Changed History". He was featured as the voice of Avdol on 13 episodes of the animae "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure". He performs all of the male voiceover on "Go Bananas", for Nickelodeon. He also does all the male voices on "Big Mean Weenie" and "Heroes" for technotoon. J.S. has also been in voice over casting, talent direction and production. He owns several sound effects and music collections and can produce finished radio spots and t.v. commercials, as well as on-hold and voicemail and industrials.
Ongoing and extensive. He has performed improvisation for over 25 years, including several guest appearances with Second City. He is also a former stand-up comic. J.S. is also a trained audio and video engineer and maintains an extensive recording facility. J.S. has also written hundreds of radio and t.v. spots, as well as handled script prep and re-writes for projects ranging from Peter Norton's P.C. Guru to recorded museum docent tours. J.S. is on the advisory board to the Art Institute of California's Advertising Degree Program. He is also former San Francisco Bay Area ADDY Awards Chair and is on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee (BAARC) and J.S. was on the advisory committee and a contributing writer to Create Magazine.
A professional studio with a triple walled 6X9 sound booth, with ADR capabilities. Microphones include Neumann U87, Sennheiser 416, Telefunken U47, Rhode NT1, RCA ribbon, Pearlman custom built Hybrid (ELA 251 soundalike) Mic Pre's include Millenia ST-1, Avalon Gold, Drawmer MX-60, tons of outboard gear and Waves Diamond plug-ins, Apogee Rosetta AD/DA. Dedicated Quad Core system for recording. Travel system includes an micport pro, Fujitsu Lifebook, RE-20 and Oktava modded 219 microphones and personal travel booth. -61 db at -9 average RMS recordings from Hotel room.
Additional voice actors can be cast to provide full project support. Localization services are also available, including ADR and lock to picture.
J.S. won't waste your time. He understands that the face of the industry is rapidly changing and is determined not to be left behind. He currently has clients located all over the globe, and understands the challenges of non face-to-face relationships.
If you are looking for a smart voice talent that brings a lot of value to the table then contact J.S. regarding your project. Female talent, as well as additional male actors is also available for projects requiring ensemble work.
Give him a voiceover audition and see what happens. J.S. Gilbert is not a voice talent, but a problem solver. Google his name and you will find thousands of references to his long and varied voiceover career.